Does a pregnant woman need to fast before a Down syndrome test?

Patient's question:

Second child, is it necessary to fast before blood draw for Down syndrome screening?

Doctor's answer:

Analysis of the condition: According to your analysis, it is a Down syndrome test. Do you need to fast before blood draw?
Advice: You need to fast. The Down syndrome test itself is to see how your sugar tolerance affects the child. The test involves drinking glucose, then drawing blood, and drinking again before drawing blood again. It's okay.

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